Optical Instruments
Optical Instruments: Overview
This topic explains concepts such as, Microscopes, Simple Microscope, Compound Microscope, etc.
Important Questions on Optical Instruments
What is the compound microscope?

What is a microscope and its uses?

Explain the image formation of the compound microscope.

Explain the construction of compound microscope.

What are the uses of compound microscope.

Which of these is not an application of a simple microscope?

In what applications can a simple microscope be used?

What are three main types of lenses in a normal microscope?

Explain the purpose of using a microscope.

Why simple microscope is used in forensic examination?

How does a simple microscope depend on the focal length of the lens used?

List the uses of a simple microscope.


For testing of blood _____ is used.

To see distant object _____ lens is used.

In a simple microscope, a _____ lens is used.

Microorganisms can be seen with the help of a _____.

Cotyledons are also called-
